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Specimen leaves numbered irregularly, 8 to 943
At head of title: The oldest type foundry in America. Established, 1796
Second issue. First issue, 1878
3 p. l., 504 l., [2] p. 35 x 27 cm
Reviewer:
DaveDesigning
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July 27, 2022
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Good specimen, Bad Scan
The problem is that whoever scanned it did it in monochrome, not gray scale. So it looks very pixely.
Reviewer:
KellyKel
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February 20, 2013
Subject:
Wonderful graphics
After seeing the review above, I had to add my own. This is a specimen book and it has a wonderful assortment of graphics and frames.
Reviewer:
cm8647
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February 12, 2013
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These scans have been destroyed
A waste of time and disk space